In 2267, Jackson joined Scott and Sulu for the first Enterprise landing party sent to the surface of Pyris VII. In the meantime, the Enterprise lost contact with the landing party until, about a half-hour after it was overdue, when Jackson called the ship and requested a one person beam-up. Upon Jackson's return to the ship, Kirk was prepared to question him about the fate of the rest of the landing party; however, when he materialized, he stood in place for a moment with a drugged, blank stare, then fell off the transporter pad onto the deck, dead. Eerily, a voice spoke from Jackson's reanimated mouth, stating, "Captain Kirk, can you hear me? There is a curse on your ship. Leave this place or you will all die."